)Ch.8 Yoriichi vs Masamune (Part 1)

"You're late." Obito says looking at the boy standing in the sky.

"You weren't supposed to take this long with a mere two shinobi…" he retorts with no change in his face. His gaze shifts from his ally to Minato "the yellow flash, it could be fun to fight him but…" his attention shifts to Yoriichi. This boy had a similar level of spiritual pressure as him, but his was entirely different in quality. He wanted to test it, the boy lets his immense spiritual pressure bear down on everyone, mainly targeting Yoriichi with this oppressive force. "What are you?" He asks with genuine curiosity.

"What am I? I am the blazing sun in the Sky." He answers pointing his sword up at the night sky, pushing back with his own spiritual pressure as he stands tall. "Yes, I know it's night-time, but I shine bright at any hour!" He says before anyone can point out his metaphor is mistimed, while also making a statement to his new foe. Yoriichi's ego had been fired up, this hollow boy really tried to suppress him. Pointing his blade at the hollow he asks with a prideful smirk, "who are you?". Yoriichi is more offended a hollow had the gall to pull such a stunt as opposed to being weary of a powerful new opponent. He's also curious of how a hollow was a spiting image of a Senju.

Impressed with Yoriichi's response the demon stops his pressure. "I am the terrible and mighty being known as THE Hollow. My fleshly body is called Masamune, born to descendants of the Senju clan… I suppose that would make me Masamune of the Senju. My instincts compel me to kill you here and now? Why is that?" Yoriichi was a bit surprised by his straightforward answer. For some reason this walking anthesis to his abilities appeared before him, and neither of them knew why. Maybe the ROB thought it would be entertaining. Yo wouldn't be surprised if Masamune had a blood demon art too at this point.

"My name is Yoriichi Uchiha. I'm from the Uchiha clan, who rivalled the Senju for generations. The reason for my spiritual power is because I have the power of a Shinigami. Shinigami and Hollows have fought each other for generations… I can't help but feel you were made to fight me, all of these opposing natures within us couldn't be coincidence. Deep down you feel the same way don't you? Like there can only be one Sun in the sky."

Yoriichi too, felt an innate need to destroy this creature. However, he also had an innate respect for the opponent before him so he didn't feel the need to hide anything, he wants to fight! A true test of his abilities has arrived! Plus Yorichii is excessively arrogant. "Regardless of your intentions, you played a part in this attack on my home, so today I'm going to beat you to a pulp!" Yoriichi says with an excited grin.

"I see…" Masamune glanced at the masked man, then back at Yoriichi who he felt the most alike and distant to at the same time then closed his eyes. "Look a that battle lusted smile on your face, our clash was inevitable… As you said there can only be one sun in the sky." He also allowed a sadistic smile to cross his face before using sonido to appear in front of Yo in an instant. He pressed his hand to Yoriichi's chest as another cero gathered in his palm. His hand was cut off canceling the attack and Yoriichi retreated several steps, sword at the ready.

"Interesting…" Masamune says growing more excited, as he quickly grows a new hand before drawing his sword as well. "Let us begin!"

"You should look in the mirror if you want to talk about crazy smiles. Gross!" Yoriichi teases as they finish sizing each other up. They meet halfway, beginning a fierce clash of swords. Clashing so fast Obito and his regular sharingan can barely keep up forcing him to activate his mangekyo. Yoriichi performs his sun breathing with expert skill and precision, his graceful movements like that of a dancer. His shining sword struck from many different angles.

However, Masamune is no slouch with a sword either. If his name didn't give it away the fact that he could easily match pace with Yoriichi definitely did. He held the broadsword he wielded upright in a two-handed stance, reminding Yoriichi of a medieval knight. His style is simple yet powerful, leaving very little openings. Yoriichi gains the upper hand parrying Masamune's strike, before he kicks him in the chest. As Masamune skids backwards he opens his eyes wide, firing a green cero from them.

"Different cero color from different body parts? That's unique but hardly that impressive! Check my spirit gun!!!" Yoriichi fires a blast of concentrated spirit energy from his fingertip pointed like a pistol. The techniques clash midway. They push against each other but with another push the cero bursts through only to fizzle out centimeters away from Yoriichi's smug face. As if he knew that the cero would never reach him.

"Wood style: great forest tendrils" Masamune says clasping his hands together as large wooden roots sprouts up around Yoriichi, branching out at high speed like wriggling spears.

Yo narrowly evades the oncoming attacks as he leaps around while weaving hand signs. "Sun style: scorching horizon!" Planting his hands on the ground a massive burst of heat rushes out in all directions, incinerating everything including the oncoming jutsu.

Instead of retreating, Masamune breathes in deep, Yo notices the mass of spirit energy being drawn in too. "water style; spirit vortex!" He breathes and absurd volume of spiraling water towards Yoriichi and the two techniques evaporate leaving steam all over the battlefield. Using the cover of the steam Yoriichi goes in for a decisive slash, but Masamune expects this countering with his own sword. The sparks produced by their clashing swords illuminate their silhouettes amid the steam.

A swift downward slash cleaves Yo in two but he bursts into lightning giving Masamune a nasty shock, Yo's voice rings out before the hollow can recover. "wind style: blade tempest!" Suddenly a tower of slicing wind is spiraling around Masamune. "I'm not done yet! Fire style-" Suddenly large spires of wood grow all around Yoriichi trying to catch him. However, the extreme speed of Yoriichi's flash flicker allowed him to outmaneuver the growing forest.

With a wave of his hand Yoriichi's jutsu is dispersed, as Masamune's cuts close he focuses a large mass of spirit energy into his next wood style. "Wood style: spirit forest." As his new jutsu is released veins of spirit energy can be seen pulsating through the growing forest of now all-white wood. Gradually growing stronger and faster than before Yo's leg is impaled before more roots take hold of him. They swing him around smashing him into other trees before wrapping him up completely trying to crush him. "This is my win Yoriichi!" Masamune shouts as he prepares another cero but a white hot arc of fire slices his hand off again. "What?"

"Your win? Who decided that?" Yoriichi's calls out from below. "Sun breathing x Uchiha style: hinokami halo dance!" Several more blazing slashes fly around cutting and burning the forest to smoldering pieces. As quickly as he hacks his way through the forest regrows, carrying Masamune out of his reach as well as counterattacking. "Stop running and fight dammit!" Yoriichi shouts working to maintain his dance in the everchanging battlefield.

"Running? The Hollow would never run!" He says holding his sword up high from atop the writhing forest. Red and black energy gathers on his sword quickly and densely "Cero opresion!" Swinging the blade down a massive shockwave is released in the form of a raging demon. Without the slightest bit of hesitation Yoriichi throws several kunai at the monstrous technique. Using this shuriken jutsu with the utmost focus, he causes them deflect each other midair evading branches until one actually flies at Masamune. However, he dodges easily as the demon devours Yo and crashes to the ground, erasing that area of the new forest in the process.

"That was a pathetic attempt at a final move, I wi-" to his surprise Masamune turns to Yoriichi had appeared in the air behind him. The kunai he so painstakingly used to attack Masamune was actually one of those marked for the flying thunder god, allowing for a life saving last minute dodge.

"I hope you're ready for this! Sun style x sun breathing: pride flare." In Yo's open palm a small sun appears, and he pushes it towards Masamune. "CRUEL SUN!" The mini sun expands in size until it dwarfs Masamune.

"Tch! Don't think for a second you've bested me!" Masamune quickly gathers up as much power as he can for a second cero opresion. Swinging full power Masamune sets off both techniques causing a huge explosion rocking the area with a massive tremor. Both combatants are sent tumbling to the far edges of the battlefield. Both having taken some heavy damage, and fatigue is starting to set in as well. 'This pathetic human body is already tiring?' Masamune thought to himself as he gasped for air. "Combining…all of those high level techniques must be taking their toll on you…I see you're struggling to continue."

"Spea-speak for yourself! I've still got plenty of energy… to burn!" Yoriichi exclaims forcing himself to stand tall while breathing heavily as well."

"Alright, lets see if you can survive this! This technique is The Hollow's original creation using hollow energy, chakra and a little something secret. I'll show you this once, so watch closely. The Hollow art: Hakaijin!" Masamune's arm dons a bonelike armor similar to his crown as he oozes hollow energy, before it begins to emit a purple energy that even destroys the space around him, leaving a sort of vacuum around his hand. Destruction incarnate danced along the tips of his extended fingers, like some sort of evilly enchanted spear. Yo could tell at a glance that, anything inferior to that technique will be utterly destroyed.

"Hahahah, I've been waiting to try this one out! And stop addressing yourself as The Hollow! I am the Sun! What is a hollow to me?!" Yoriichi yells as he sticks out his hand and a rotating ball of solar chakra, reishi, and natural energy begin to spin. Forming an orb that pulsates brightly all around like a brilliant star in his hand. Unbeknown to even Yo, greenish energy leaks from his zanpacto into the forming jutsu, amplifying his technique farther. The insanely dense ball of light gave off an immense heat as if he held the sun itself, as if it would incinerate any target Yo chooses away into nothiness. "This is my own special technique I took inspiration from Minato-Senpai and Kurama-senpai. Woah, Heavy. Hahaha, this is nothing for one who shines like the sun! Divine art: Taiyogan!" He declares.

The two rush at each other leaving a sonic boom at each take off point. Pride on the line they both take aim at each other with no holding back, they want to see who is truly superior! Their attacks clash and explode violently, blowing both fighters far away again. Where they met was nothing but a huge crater left. The two attacks were evenly matched mangling of these boys arms and leaving them heavily scarred all over, fortunately the two jutsu destroyed each other before their arms could be erased.

Masamune gets up first looking at his arm thoroughly impressed by what his new rival is capable of, even his healing factor has slowed down exponentially to a nearly non-existent rate. While Yoriichi's arm is broken in several places his breathing and indomitable willpower at least kept his arm usable so he can hold a sword! He is still able and willing to fight! As fun as finishing this deathmatch would be, Masamune see's his partner defeated by the fourth in a much less closely contested manner, and there aren't many hollows left in the village….

"I would love to keep playing with you Yo, but as you can see I have a pig teammate so our games will have to wait. Don't worry I'll leave you with a gift. Next time I come, I'll bring my real partner to play and test that little brat's worth as well! Hahaha!" Masamune laughs as he opens a rift in the air behind him. On the other side are hollows, countless hollows. Seeing the opening they rush out, some fly out at high-speeds others stop look at each other and start fighting right before they could escape the gate. However, most of them fixed their sights on Yo.

"Hahaha Don't die Yoriichi Uchiha you are my rival now!" Masamune yells as he steps into the garganta. He departs leaving his words and laughter ringing through the air. Masamune cares very little about Obito's plan anymore, he just wants to battle Yoriichi over and over like a child having gotten a new toy.